Rapper Pyhimys admits to decade-long contact with underage fan
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Mikko Kuoppala, the rapper known as Pyhimys, has described a ten-year correspondence with an underage fan as a "soul partnership." The admission in Suomen Kuvalehti comes as the artist prepares to return to live performances; he notes there are expectations for his comeback.
Municipal budgets are feeling the strain in the south. Espoo plans to lay off 130 employees and Vantaa a further 120, though both cities have opted against temporary furloughs. In Helsinki, a school renovation is being carried out by a company reportedly controlled by individuals currently in prison.
Petteri Orpo is in Brussels for an unusually long summit to discuss carbon trading and the EU budget. Finland arrives with its own agenda: a 32 million euro grant for drone detection systems on the eastern border and a fresh proposal to restrict Russian visas.